据媒体报道,马修·范戴克和一名乌克兰公民周四从德里的蒂哈尔监狱获释,前往各自国家,尽管他们最初被依据印度严格的《非法活动预防法》(UAPA)立案。
Matthew VanDyke and a Ukrainian national were released from Delhi's Tihar jail on Thursday to travel to their respective countries despite being initially booked under India's stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), media reports said.
当局表示,两人被允许前往各自国家一个月以会见家属,但需遵守法院设定的条件。
The two were allowed to travel to their respective countries for a month to meet their families, subject to court conditions, authorities said.
他们是印度国家调查局(NIA)逮捕的七名外国公民中的两人,涉嫌参与与缅甸民族武装团体有关的无人机作战训练营。
They were among seven foreign nationals arrested by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) over alleged involvement in a drone-warfare training camp linked to ethnic armed groups in Myanmar.
包括另外五名乌克兰公民在内的所有七人均获得缺席保释,并被允许前往乌克兰和美国。
All seven, including five other Ukrainian nationals, have been granted default bail and allowed to travel to Ukraine and the US.
NIA最初依据UAPA对该群体提出指控,称他们合法入境印度,但未获所需许可前往东北部,随后越境进入缅甸。
The NIA had initially charged the group under UAPA, alleging they entered India legally but traveled to the northeast without required permits before crossing into Myanmar.
该机构后来在起诉书中撤销了与恐怖主义相关的UAPA条款,称缺乏直接证据证明所谓活动损害了印度的主权或公民利益。
The agency later dropped terrorism-related UAPA provisions in its chargesheet, saying it lacked direct evidence that the alleged activities harmed India's sovereignty or citizens.
由于NIA未能在强制性的180天期限内完成调查,被告获得了缺席保释。范戴克自称是国际安全分析师和“自由之子国际”组织的创始人。他还执导过一部关于叙利亚战争的电影。
The accused were granted default bail after the NIA failed to complete its investigation within the mandatory 180-day period. VanDyke describes himself as an international security analyst and founder of Sons of Liberty International. He also directed a film about the war in Syria.